OEA talks a good game with its members — giving the
impression that true collective bargaining is moving merrily along and
that true progress is being made at the negotiations table. But actions
speak louder than words, and the truth is that the OEA is acting every
bit as bad as the worst boards of education across the state for whom
its own members work. And the saddest part of all is that OEA’s attitude
is about power — not about progress, fairness, the financial future of
the organization, or any other factor upon which OEA’s conduct should be
based.

Like so many quotes from OEA staff, “OEA is acting every bit as bad as the worst boards of education” is a criticism we can process one of two ways:

Unions will be unions – to get their hands on more dues cash, OEA staff say things they don’t mean.

OEA bosses demonize public officials while behaving the same way, if not worse.

Are OEA bosses hypocrites who mistreat their employees, or are OEA
employees hypocrites who squeeze big bucks out of the teachers they
claim to speak for? Whatever your political bent, you should be
skeptical when the people benefiting from a broken status quo insist
reform would be the worst.

Get the facts about the reasonable government union reforms in Senate Bill 5, and vote Yes on Issue 2!

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